The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-26
THE coRoNER,s N
The jury ia the chassworth Railway Dis
aster Investigation Hold the Section
Boss-.Another Death.

The jury to the Chatsworth Railway Dis.
aster Investigation Hold the Section
Boss-.Another Death.
CaArswoRrn, Ill, Aug. 1s.-The following
Is the verdict found by the coroner's iury to.
day In regard to the recent train wreck here:
We fad tina: the wreckiug Of said traic,
which totally demolished eight coaches, one
baggage car and one engine, aud either Killed
or wouudcd most Of the occupants of said
coaches, was caused BY said bridge having
been burned out before the train struck It.
we think, from the evidence, that the bridge
was fired from q tre still burning, which had
oeen set as late as 5 o'clock that after.
as sixteen feet both east and ives,
from the brids &C.. We further and that
the foreman OF section 4 Timothy Cougblln,
dtsobeyed positive orders from his sutelier,
to examine the track and bridges on his sec.
ton the last thing on Wednesday; and that
SAID foreman, Cough'fu, was guilty of gross
and criminal carelessness in leaving the ares
burning along the track in such u dry season,
and With such a strong wind blowing. We
reccmmend that he be held for examination
by the grad jury; and further, 1t fs the
opinion OF the Jury that the leaving of the
rack without being patrol!cd for SIX hours
before the passage OF the excursion train, and
The setting OF fires by section men on such q
dry and windy day as tho 10th Of August,
1857. were acts which deserve severe criticism,
Timothy .Cuughlin, section foreman, was
arrested and Will be taken to the county seat
o. once. He says he cannot give bail: Insists
That the verdict is unjust; that he went oyer
the entire section as ordered, and that 10
Tires We're bu,it as neir the bridge us Heal6
and Taggart testified.
PERsuING TUE lNvEsTIGATIoN.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-The state board OF
rallroau and warehouse commissioners e On.
tlnueu their Investigation of the Chatswolt til
disaster here to-day. They examined a large
number OF additional witnesses as to the de-
tails OF the accident. David G. Sutherland,
ng,nc Oi the first engine, was recalled, Hi.
testimony was substantially the same as the
story ne mas toll before. The tire was of sue,
= nature that at q distance of eco
feet he Was not satisfied that the
5'idgc was burning. He did not believe Il,
could have been seen much further off from
his direction. His engine was the fsst BE-.
cause 1t was not equipped with air.brakc,
While McC,intock's engine was. His cnein,
was put on because of Its strength. Wucr.
ne saw the bridg: was in ernbe,s he shut OF
steam merely as ii NATURAL movement. Atthr
bridge the engine seemed to sink down, liz
felt u shock end opened the throttle clear OH
He did not give any signal, probably because
te was plral z.d. On n down grade, going
NJ the rate OF forty l.!les an honr, witness
uid NOT believe the tvsin cnu:, have b..n
stopfsd insinc oi a quarter o: u mile, even #
the air brakes wer,. applied in full fore an,
the engine reversed.
Mrs. Mculintock, widow Of tie dead en-
gtnecr, testified that her hui. bani rena kcs.
10 her thar lie wished he diin't have to g.
out, as he hts.n't like to have another ma.r.
ahead of him. He mud. no oshsr objection
He had been on the r sd twenty.one years aux
was regarded AS one of the most Competent,